Andrew McCormack, left, tells Kadi and John Skroski about the process of making maple syrup Saturday during the Maine Maple Sunday Weekend event at Chase Farm in Whitefield.
Robin Chase makes more maple donuts Saturday at Chase Farm Bakery in Whitefield during a Maine Maple Sunday Weekend event. The machine automatically drops, turns and moves the donuts in and then out of the hot oil.
Glass pint jars of maple syrup sit upside down on a table Saturday as they cool off after packaging during the Maine Maple Sunday Weekend event at Chase Farm in Whitefield.
Branch Chase, 2, left, looks at the boiling sap Saturday while his mother, Mackenzie Chase, holds him up to look into the evaporator during the Maine Maple Sunday Weekend event at Chase Farm in Whitefield.
Pat Chase closes the door of his sugar shack Saturday during a Maine Maple Sunday Weekend event at Chase Farm in Whitefield.
Maple sap boils in an evaporator as it becomes syrup Saturday during the Maine Maple Sunday Weekend event at Chase Farm in Whitefield.
A maple syrup thermometer is seen on the side of an evaporator pan Saturday during Chase Farm's Maine Maple Sunday Weekend event in Whitefield. The scale starts with zero for 212 degrees Fahrenheit (the boiling point of water) and when the boiling sap reaches seven (or 219 Fahrenheit) it is syrup and is drawn off the evaporator.
Pat Chase of Chase Farm chats with visitors to his sugar shack Saturday during the Maine Maple Sunday Weekend event in Whitefield.
Pat Chase loads more wood into the evaporator that he built at Chase Farm in Whitefield. He used an old oil tank for the firebox under the evaporator. His sugar shack is open as part of Maine Maple Sunday Weekend.
Smoke and steam rise from the sugar shack Saturday at Chase Farm in Whitefield. The farm is open as part of Maine Maple Sunday Weekend.
The Chase Farm Bakery offers maple whoopie pies and other treats for sale Saturday during the Maine Maple Sunday Weekend event in Whitefield.
A machine flips maple donuts while they cook Saturday during the Maine Maple Sunday Weekend event at Chase Farm in Whitefield.
Isaiah Chase cooks pancakes Saturday during a Maine Maple Sunday Weekend event at Chase Farm in Whitefield. Breakfast includes several small dipping size pancakes and sausage links served in paper basket with a paper cup of maple syrup. Robin Chase says they serve the smaller pancakes and links that way so that breakfast can be finger food and eaten while standing up without the need for plastic utensils.
Isaiah Chase cooks pancakes Saturday during a Maine Maple Sunday Weekend event at Chase Farm in Whitefield. Breakfast includes several small dipping size pancakes and sausage links served in paper basket with a paper cup of maple syrup. Robin Chase says they serve the smaller pancakes and links that way so that breakfast can be finger food and eaten while standing up without the need for plastic utensils.
